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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 15
HEALTH NEWS AND FEATURES
Coastal Home Care:
Two Decades of Service
Coastal Home Care,
formerly known as Eldercare
and more recently as
Southern Home Care
Services, has been serving
Savannah and Coastal
Georgia residents for 30
years. They have a solid rep
utation in the community as
a leading home care provider
with a history of experience.
Coastal Home Care is
licensed by the state of
Georgia as a Private Home
Care Provider, and offers a
full range of services from
simple companionship,
homemaking and errands,
personal care and skilled
nursing. We assist our clients
in their own homes as well
as in hospitals, nursing
homes and assisted living
centers. We also offer Care
Management and
Assessment Services. With
offices located in Savannah,
Statesboro and Brunswick,
Coastal Home Care serves
clients in eight Coastal
Georgia counties. These
include Chatham, Liberty,
Bryan, Effingham, Bulloch,
McIntosh, Glynn & Camden
Counties.
Coastal Home Care
offers a variety of services to
meet the individual needs of
every client.
Companion/Homemaker
Services include meal plan
ning and preparation, light
housekeeping, shopping and
errands and companionship.
Personal Care Services con
sist of all types of personal
assistance such as bathing
and dressing, toileting, and
assistance with ambulation.
Skilled Nursing Services are
provided by either a
Registered Nurse or a
Licensed Practical Nurse and
may include dressing
changes, wound care, med
ication set-ups and adminis
tration - all as ordered by the
client's personal physician.
Care Management and
Assessment Services are
provided as a visit, by hourly
rate, or for a monthly fee for
ongoing services, by a
Registered Nurse and
Coordinator of services.
Both Homemakers and
Personal care Aides may
assist clients with medica
tion reminders. All services
can be provided both on an
hourly and on a per visit
basis.
Coastal Home Care
offers a wide variety of pay
ment options, from long term
insurance to payment
through various Medicaid
waiver programs. For rates
and payment options for spe
cific services, please call
their office at 912-354-3680.
Coastal Home Care has
been serving client Tom
Lamar for close to two
decades. He says, “The
services I've received from
Coastal Home Care have
helped me stay out of nurs
ing homes and have allowed
me to lead an independent
and active life. We've
involved into a family.”
In addition to the vari
ety of services Coastal Home
Care offers, they are continu
ally seeking Certified Nurse
Aides and Personal Care
Assistants. Please call their
office at 912-354-3680 or
visit them in person to apply
at 359 Commercial Drive,
Suite E, Savannah, GA
31406. There is no require
ment to have a CNA license,
but experience is required.
Coastal Home Care is on the
web at www.coastalhome-
care.us.
Know your ABCs during
American Diabetes Month
ATLANTA (GA)
November is American
Diabetes Month and the
Georgia Department of
Human Resources, Division
of Public Health, encourages
individuals across the state to
leam more about diabetes and
get tested if they believe they
are at risk for developing the
disease.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC) estimates that approx
imately 23.6 million people in
the United States have dia
betes, with another 57 million
adults at high risk for devel
oping the disease. Last year in
Georgia, approximately
700,000 adults were diag
nosed with diabetes, while
another 350,000 may have
had the disease but did not
know it.
“Diabetes is a serious
disease here in Georgia
because it impacts a great
number of our adult popula
tion,” said Dr. Sandra
Elizabeth Ford, acting direc
tor of the Georgia Division of
Public Health. “Diabetes can
cause serious complications
and even lead to premature
death for those who are not
properly managing it, who do
not know they have it or who
are at increased risk of getting
it. We want individuals across
Georgia to leam more about
diabetes so they stand a better
chance of living full and
healthy lives.”
Diabetes is a group of
metabolic diseases marked by
high blood glucose levels due
to defects in insulin produc
tion, insulin action or both. It
is also associated with excess
glucose production from the
liver. Diabetes can cause seri
ous complications such as
blindness, kidney failure,
amputations, heart disease,
stroke, nerve damage and
high blood pressure. Diabetes
can also lead to premature
death. In 2006, it was the sev
enth leading cause of death in
Georgia, killing 1,626 indi
viduals across the state. For
every death with diabetes as
the primary cause, there were
two other deaths in which dia
betes was a contributing
cause.
The Georgia Division of
Public Health is raising
awareness about the symp
toms of diabetes so Georgians
who are undiagnosed can be
identified. Experts recom
mend that individuals see
their doctor and get tested.
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The Rules For Healthy Eating
1
The goal of this series of arti
cles and the goal of the
Health Restoration 101 pro
grams are to help you maxi
mize your chances of living a
longer, healthier life. Our
programs are simple, com
prehensive, well documented
and easy to follow. “It’s not
magic, but it can change your
life. ”
The right fats in the diet
are great for the brain, the
blood vessels, and the nerves
in the body.
Think about removing
the bad fats from your diet,
and make the extra effort to
use only the good fats. Forget
fat free, that is not a good
idea. But using the right fats
increases your intake of the
heart healthy and cholesterol
lowering Omega 3 fatty
acids. These makes foods
more tasty, satisfying and fill
ing. Olive oil for general use
in the kitchen, and coconut
oil when you are frying. A
small amount of butter is
acceptable.
Minimize the amount of
white sugar you use, and
products made using white
sugar. Refined sugar,
processed sugar products
including high fructose com
syrup, artificial sugar substi
tutes, and all the rest are
harmful to the body, the
brain, the heart, and inter
rupts the mood and energy
centers of the brain, and are
best avoided, and can make
high blood sugar unmanage
able while increasing the risk
of early death and disability.
We know that added sugar
diminishes the immune sys
tem. The best sweeteners are
the naturally occurring sugars
in fresh fruits and veggies.
I believe that a small
amount of dairy: low fat
cheese and plain yogurt are a
benefit when used to add ver
ity to the diet, but don't count
on them for the calcium. The
best and most usable calcium
is derived from an increased
intake of green fresh veggies,
Carolyn Guilford
and supplemented with sun
shine.
Water is the so key to
health but is often over
looked. Water helps to
metabolize food nutrients
and keeps skin, hair, the
digestive system healthy and
prevents dehydration.
The standard now is to drink
one half ones body weight in
ounces of water per day. If
you weigh 200 pounds, then
drink 100 ounces of water
each day. Pure, clean, water,
which helps to flush and
detox the body. There is no
substitute for water.
Set up a regular sched
ule for meal times, and try to
stay with it. Once you
become accustomed to eat
ing the right foods at the
right times, you'll be less
likely to crave snacks and
other unhealthy foods. Also
regular eating helps your
digestive track maintain a
steady supply of digestive
enzymes, protects it from
excess acid secretion and
enables it to metabolize food
in the most efficient way,
while keeping our energy
levels and moods steady and
even.
We hear a lot about red
wines and their anti-oxidant
vitamins and minerals,
which help to reduce the risk
of heart disease and some
cancers. 100% red grape
juice have the very same
benefits and is much better
than using alcohol, in a
healthy lifestyle. However, I
will allow myself one or two
drinks per year and that is all.
Over indulging can lead to
liver damage, moodiness and
low energy and more. But
what ever you decide, never
drink on an empty stomach,
this can cause your blood
sugar levels to crash. And
don’t drink and drive.
Remember, Health is a
Choice.
If you have any com
ments or questions about
health issues we’ve covered
in this column, or an issue
you’d like addressed, please
call or write to:
Carolyn Guilford
www.HealthRestorationlOl.
com
P.O. Box 2814, Savannah,
GA 31402
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